Kircher Surname
Approximately 13,163 people bear this surname
Kircher Surname Definition:
(German) A minor official of a church who had charge of sacristy and its contents.
Read More About This SurnameKircher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,898 | 1:13,650 | 1,779 |
| United States | 4,562 | 1:79,452 | 9,067 |
| Austria | 964 | 1:8,833 | 1,142 |
| France | 811 | 1:81,902 | 11,608 |
| Italy | 208 | 1:294,023 | 37,273 |
| New Zealand | 155 | 1:29,215 | 5,112 |
| Australia | 145 | 1:186,177 | 18,652 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| Switzerland | 53 | 1:154,961 | 14,619 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 661 | 1:75,974 | 8,073 |
Kircher (12) may also be a first name.
Kircher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) A minor official of a church who had charge of sacristy and its contents.
User-submitted Reference
This is a German surname, meaning 'dweller by a church'.
- deleted-173293Kircher Demographics
Average Kircher Salary in
United States
$48,210 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kircher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kircher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kircher is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kircher click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kircher? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 39,873rd most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 553,639 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Kircher live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 5,898 people, or 1 in 13,650. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 37 percent live, Hesse, where 22 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and Austria, where 7 percent live.
Kircher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kircher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kircher last name expanded 690 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kircher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kircher are 15.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.17% registered with the party.
The amount Kircher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.37% more than the national average, earning R 414,360 per year; in United States they earn 11.73% more than the national average, earning $48,210 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.22% more than the national average, earning $56,746 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirchert | 93 | 251 | / |
| Kirchher | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kiercher | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kircherr | 93 | 1 | / |
| Keircher | 93 | 0 | / |
| Kaircher | 93 | 0 | / |
| Kirtcher | 93 | 0 | / |
| Kircherd | 93 | 0 | / |
| Kirchear | 93 | 0 | / |
| Kircheer | 93 | 0 | / |
| Kirher | 92 | 0 | / |
| Kirchherr | 88 | 728 | / |
| Kirtscher | 88 | 25 | / |
| Kirchherz | 88 | 7 | / |
| Kirchheir | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kercher | 86 | 3,120 | / |
| Kärcher | 86 | 2,151 | / |
| Krecher | 86 | 31 | / |
| Kurcher | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kirkher | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiertscher | 82 | 48 | / |
| Kircherová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kertcher | 80 | 83 | / |
| Kearcher | 80 | 32 | / |
| Kretcher | 80 | 4 | / |
| Quircher | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kerchert | 80 | 0 | / |
| Keurcher | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kerher | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kirger | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kirhir | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kirzer | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kertscher | 75 | 789 | / |
| Kretscher | 75 | 31 | / |
| Kerstcher | 75 | 2 | / |
| Keardcher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kerchherr | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kertzscher | 71 | 157 | / |
| Kerkher | 71 | 95 | / |
| Curcher | 71 | 73 | / |
| Kyrkher | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kirtser | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kirtzer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khirger | 71 | 2 | / |
| Crecher | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kercser | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurchir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Circhir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cercher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuirger | 71 | 0 | / |
| Keirger | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kretcer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chirchir | 67 | 31,635 | / |
| Cretcher | 67 | 131 | / |
| Chercher | 67 | 60 | / |
| Quercher | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kearhear | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keirtzer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kerheart | 67 | 0 | / |
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